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Bobsleigh At The 1948 Winter Olympics – Two-man
The two-man Bobsleigh at the 1948 Winter Olympics, bobsleigh results at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz. The competition was held on Friday, January 30, 1948 and on Saturday, January 31, 1948. Medal table Results References External links1948 bobsleigh two-man results {{DEFAULTSORT:Bobsleigh at the 1948 Winter Olympics - Two-man Bobsleigh at the 1948 Winter Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobsleigh At The 1948 Winter Olympics
At the 1948 Winter Olympics, two bobsleigh events were contested. The two-man competition was held on Friday, January 30, 1948 and on Saturday, January 31, 1948 while the four-man competition was held on Friday, February 6, 1948 and on Saturday, February 7, 1948. Medal summary Participating nations Twenty-one bobsledders competed in both events. A total of 71 bobsledders from nine nations competed at the St. Moritz Games: * * * * * * * * * Medal table References External linksInternational Olympic Committee results database {{Bobsleigh at the Winter Olympics |
Héctor Tomasi
Héctor Julio Tomasi (born 5 July 1928 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine retired bobsledder who competed from the late 1940s to the mid-1960s. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of eighth in the four-man event at Oslo in 1952. He also finished twelfth in the four-man event as well as 15th in the two-man event at the 1948 Winter Olympics. At the 1964 Winter Olympics The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Innsbruck 1964 (), were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Innsbruck, Austria, from January 29 to February 9, 1964. The city was a ... he finished 16th in the four-man event and 18th in the two-man event. References External links * * 1928 births Living people Argentine male bobsledders Olympic bobsledders for Argentina Bobsledders at the 1948 Winter Olympics Bobsledders at the 1952 Winter Olympics Bobsledders at the 1964 Winter Olympics 20th-century Argentine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcello De Ridder
Marcello Ives de Ridder Perrier (7 June 1922 – 7 January 1973) was an Argentine bobsled Bobsleigh or bobsled is a winter sport in which teams of 2 to 4 athletes make timed speed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sleigh. International bobsleigh competitions are governed by the International Bobs ...der who competed in the late 1940s. At the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, he finished 12th in the four-man and 15th in the two-man events. References External links * 1922 births 1973 deaths Argentine male bobsledders Olympic bobsledders for Argentina Bobsledders at the 1948 Winter Olympics Argentine people of Dutch descent 20th-century Argentine sportsmen {{Argentina-bobsleigh-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eduard Novotný
Eduard Novotný (born 2 April 1921) was a Czechoslovak bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s. At the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz St. Moritz ( , , ; ; ; ; ) is a high Alpine resort town in the Engadine in Switzerland, at an elevation of about above sea level. It is Upper Engadine's major town and a municipality in the administrative region of Maloja in the Swiss ..., he finished 14th in both the two-man and four-man events. References 1948 bobsleigh two-man results External links * Olympic bobsledders for Czechoslovakia Bobsledders at the 1948 Winter Olympics Czechoslovak male bobsledders Possibly living people 1921 births {{CzechRepublic-bobsleigh-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Ippen
Max Ippen (16 May 1906 in Vienna – 28 May 1957 in Paris) was a Czechoslovak bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s. At the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, he finished 14th in both the two-man and four-man events. During World War II, he was imprisoned in the Dachau Dachau (, ; , ; ) was one of the first concentration camps built by Nazi Germany and the longest-running one, opening on 22 March 1933. The camp was initially intended to intern Hitler's political opponents, which consisted of communists, s ... concentration camp. References External links 1948 bobsleigh two-man resultsBiography of Max Ippen Olympic bobsledders for Czechoslovakia Bobsledders at the 1948 Winter Olympics Czechoslovak male bobsledders Sportspeople from Vienna 1906 births 1957 deaths Czechoslovak emigrants to France {{CzechRepublic-bobsleigh-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gunnar Thoresen (bobsleigh)
Gunnar Thoresen (October 10, 1921 – May 18, 1972) was a Norwegian bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of tenth in the four-man event at Oslo in 1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, .... References1948 bobsleigh two-man results [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bjarne Schrøen
Bjarne Schrøen (May 24, 1918, in Trondheim – July 5, 1991, in Trondheim), was a Norwegian bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s. At the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz St. Moritz ( , , ; ; ; ; ) is a high Alpine resort town in the Engadine in Switzerland, at an elevation of about above sea level. It is Upper Engadine's major town and a municipality in the administrative region of Maloja in the Swiss ..., he finished tenth in the four-man event and 12th in the two-man event respectively. References 1948 bobsleigh two-man results 1918 births 1991 deaths Norwegian male bobsledders [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Saint-Calbre
Louis Saint-Calibre (July 6, 1912 – February 28, 1970) was a French bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s. At the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, he finished 12th in the two-man event as well as 13th in the four-man event. Four years later he finished eleventh in the four-man event at the 1952 Winter Olympics. Saint-Calibre later was involved in the unsuccessful design for the bobsleigh course to be used for the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, specifically with costs related to the course itself (USD The United States dollar (symbol: $; currency code: USD) is the official currency of the United States and several other countries. The Coinage Act of 1792 introduced the U.S. dollar at par with the Spanish silver dollar, divided it int ...300,000) instead of the course and its supporting area (grandstands, scoreboard, lighting, tramway, etc. which raised the cost to USD700,000). A letter of protest was sent from the 1960 Organizing Committee to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Hirigoyen
William Gayraud-Hirigoyen (1 May 1898 – 9 December 1962) was a French athlete who competed in rugby union in the late 1910s and early 1920s, then moved to bobsleigh and skeleton in the late 1940s. In rugby, Hirigoyen played in the Five Nations Championship (Six Nations Championship since 2000) in 1919–20, scoring one try in the event. He played in the Hooker position during his career. Hirigoyen would later serve as a sports official in rugby during the 1920s. Hirigoyen later competed in bobsleigh and skeleton from the mid-1920s to the late 1940s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man bobsleigh event at the 1947 FIBT World Championships in St. Moritz. The following year, he finished last among thirteen competitors in the men's skeleton event at the 1948 Winter Olympics The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games (; ; ; ) and commonly known as St. Moritz 1948 (; ), were a winter multi-sport event held from 30 January to 8 February 1948 i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henri Evrot
Henri Evrot (born 6 June 1901; date of death unknown) was a French bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1947 FIBT World Championships in St. Moritz. Evrot also finished 11th in the two-man event as well as 13th in the four-man event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz St. Moritz ( , , ; ; ; ; ) is a high Alpine resort town in the Engadine in Switzerland, at an elevation of about above sea level. It is Upper Engadine's major town and a municipality in the administrative region of Maloja in the Swiss .... References1948 bobsleigh two-man results External links * 1901 births Year of ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Achille Fould (bobsleigh Pilot)
Henri Achille Fould (8 April 1919 – 20 January 1950) was a French bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1947 FIBT World Championships in St. Moritz. Fould also finished 11th in the two-man event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz St. Moritz ( , , ; ; ; ; ) is a high Alpine resort town in the Engadine in Switzerland, at an elevation of about above sea level. It is Upper Engadine's major town and a municipality in the administrative region of Maloja in the Swiss .... References 1948 bobsleigh two-man results [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |